baby chicks eye is closed?

[BellLisamo]

This is the 1st time a chick has hatched. My broody hatched them. But I looked at the babies, and one has a shut eye. What do I do?
Does it have a virus?

 

[JenMT]

Hi, I saw your post and thought I'd see how that baby was doing? Did they eye open? Is is swollen or goopy?

I am a new chick mom so I don't have any answers for you but I wanted you to know someone was listening.

 

[texasbartrambaby]

I have one doing the exact same thing. Acts fine, no goop and chirps like the dickens. Eating and drinking too. Can't wait to see what the experts say ...

 

[BellLisamo]

the baby died... mother broody didnt take very good care of the 2. ugh. i knew i should have taken them..

 

[JenMT]

darn it.........sorry!

 

[cmom]

So Sorry for your loss. I don't have an answer for you and hope someone does post one. I have one with a completely brown eye. Not like the others, but she eats and drinks ok. I thought she might be blind in the one eye.

 

[BellLisamo]

well i guess we all live and learn. i still wonder why its eye was sealed shut. maybe got dirt or something caught in it. too young to know what to do. i buried the 2 chicks yesterday. they were my first chicks hatched out, so they deserved some respect. They used to come out to see me when id go check on them and broodzilla.